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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-4

I. - The persons mentioned in article L. 341-3 may appoint natural persons to carry out banking or financial canvassing on their behalf. The establishments and undertakings or institutions mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-5

Articles L. 5127-2 first paragraph, L. 5411-1, L. 5411-2, L. 5411-3, L. 5412-1, L. 5413-1 and L. 5425-1 are applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the following amendments: a) In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Multi-annual intervention and financial participation agreements

Article R1233-4

…ntioned in this article; >The mobilisation of their resources and the development of their projects 3° The mobilisation of their human and financial resources to implement the agency's actions; > 4° T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-4

…rking conditions;2° Or stipulations in extended branch agreements or extended collective agreements;3° Or the application of the plan for professional equality between women and men.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-9

…psychiatrist involved in the patient's care; 2° A psychiatrist not involved in the patient's care; 3° A representative of the multidisciplinary team involved in the patient's care. The procedures for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: More favourable balance sheet

Article R2211-4

…transferred to the contractor; 2° The scope of the tasks likely to be entrusted to the contractor; 3° The risk-sharing arrangements between the purchaser and the contractor; 4° The overall cost of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L6413-6

…ectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Part One: Books II, III, IV and V; 2° Part Three: Book II; 3° Part Four: Book II; Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter III of Title III of Book IV. For the application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4153-17

I.-It is prohibited to assign young people to work involving the preparation, use, handling or exposure to hazardous chemical agents defined in articles R. 4412-3 and R. 4412-60, with the exception of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-4

Electronic communication of the procedural documents provided for in Article D. 814-58-3 that must be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt shall be made by electronic registered l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D3342-8

…les of the budget: In revenue: 1° The nature of the revenue; 2° The budget estimates and forecasts; 3° The final determination of the sums to be recovered based on the supporting vouchers. Expenditure…

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